Toronto Maple Leafs

Three notes to pass along before getting back to the Trevor Zegras profile.
OH, THAT’S INTERESTING |Via Pierre LeBrun this morning:
Hearing the Leafs and Kings have talked about a potential Patrick Marleau trade. Obviously there’s the Todd McLellan connection there for Marleau so he might waiv... Read More

Via the NHL (more from John Kreiser)...
NEW YORK (May 2, 2019) – National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman today released the following statement regarding the passing of Red Kelly:
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images“The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Leonard ‘Red’ Kelly – a man... Read More

We're still two weeks away from learning exactly where the LA Kings' draft pick acquired in the Jake Muzzin trade will land, but by virtue of Toronto's first round exit, the Kings now know they'll end up with either the 20th, 21st, 22nd or 23rd overall pick.
CapFriendly, as it often does, lays it... Read More

Lots, lots more to come on a conference call at the top of the hour, but the LA Kings announced Monday that they have traded Jake Muzzin to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2019 first round draft pick, 21-year-old forward prospect Carl Grundstrom and the rights to defenseman Sean Durzi.
Los Angeles ... Read More

Rapid Reaction, feat. Zach Dooley of Ontario Reign Insider
Post-game Quotes
Willie Desjardins, on an assertion that the team played without “desperation, energy and emotion”:
Yeah, I’d agree with it. I think that we got behind on their power play, but I didn’t see us get desperate until ... Read More

INSIDERS. A good afternoon to you all. The LA Kings took the Toyota Sports Center ice shortly before 10:00 a.m. on this, the final day of their seven-game home stand, and aligned thusly:
Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown
Kovalchuk-Carter-Toffoli
Pearson-Amadio-Lewis
Clifford-Kempe-Thompson
Forbort-Dou... Read More

Well, there are several forces in play here. There’s one in which the LA Kings have opened the year 0-for-21 on the power play, a surprising 12-for-17 on the penalty kill and sport a minus-four goal differential with a possession rate in the red. There’s another in which 11 days of the season have e... Read More

Rapid Reaction, feat. Curtis Zupke
John Stevens, on falling 4-1 despite good stretches in the game:
I think when you go on the road and you start out getting scored on the first shift of the hockey game, it makes it a real uphill battle. I thought the guys showed a lot of urgency the way the... Read More

There are three players on the LA Kings who haven’t been on the ice for a goal against in any situation this season: Drew Doughty, Adrian Kempe and Tanner Pearson.
“I think that’s something I take pride in – being good in your own zone,” Pearson said. “When you’re good in your own zone, that can... Read More

The LA Kings got back to practice on Sunday morning in suburban Toronto, taking part in some systems-instilling work that incorporated special teams detail. It was a standard early-season practice with a good jump and battle element.
What the Kings are hoping does not become standard are their de... Read More

#11 | 6′ 3″ | 224 lb | Age: 29

Bio

As the 11th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Kopitar became the first Slovenian to play in the NHL. Kopitar has spent his entire NHL career with the Kings, and following the 2015–16 season, was named the Kings’ captain. Noted for both his offensive and defensive play, Kopitar was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the NHL in 2016.

#8 | 6′ 1″ | 195 lb | Age: 26

Bio

Bio: Doughty is a Canadian defenceman who was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 Draft. Doughty made his NHL debut in 2008 as an 18-year-old and was named to the All-Rookie Team. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Kings, a two-time Olympic gold medallist with the Canadian national team, and a Norris Trophy finalist.

#77 | 6′ 4″ | 215 lb | Age: 31

Bio

Carter began his hockey career playing in the Ontario Hockey League in Canada before joining the AHL and playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. He was then traded to the Colombus Blue jackets before joining the LA Kings in 2012, where he has since won two Stanley Cups with the Kings.

#32 | 6′ 1″ | 218 lb | Age: 30

Bio

Bio: Quick is the current goaltender for the LA Kings and was selected by Los Angeles at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Previously, Quick was a silver medalist with USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He’s won two Stanley Cup championships with the Kings, along with being the most recent goaltender to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.